The Los Angeles return of the Damon Intrabartolo-Jon Hartmere pop opera bare begins Sept. 5 at the Hayworth Theatre. Katie Stevens, known from "American Idol" and MTV's "Faking It" plays the role of Nadia in the high-energy tale of forbidden love. She shares some shots from rehearsal and early PR events.

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As one of the leads in Bare, I get the incredible opportunity to sing all over Los Angeles for our promotional events. Here I am at Eleven Nightclub singing Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing."
Katie Stevens

As one of the leads in Bare, I get the incredible opportunity to sing all over Los Angeles for our promotional events. Here I am at Eleven Nightclub singing Whitney Houston's "I Have Nothing."

Payson Lewis who plays Peter in Bare! He actually can't drink beer since he is gluten-free, so this is proof of how good an actor he is. He also makes me cry every night when he sings "Absolution."
Katie Stevens

Payson Lewis who plays Peter in Bare! He actually can't drink beer since he is gluten-free, so this is proof of how good an actor he is. He also makes me cry every night when he sings "Absolution."

Nathan Parrett singing at Musical Mondays. Nathan plays Matt in our show, a boy that Nadia is secretly in love with. Look at that face, can you blame me?!
Katie Stevens

Nathan Parrett singing at Musical Mondays. Nathan plays Matt in our show, a boy that Nadia is secretly in love with. Look at that face, can you blame me?!

Me with John Griffin. Griff is an Ovation nominee for originating the role of Jason in Bare back in 2000, and he comes full circle with our show, returning to St. Cecilia's as the Priest.
Katie Stevens

Me with John Griffin. Griff is an Ovation nominee for originating the role of Jason in Bare back in 2000, and he comes full circle with our show, returning to St. Cecilia's as the Priest.

Jonah Platt setting his eyes to "smolder" and Kelsey Hainlen with an epic photobomb. Little known fact: those are also her smolder eyes.
Katie Stevens

Jonah Platt setting his eyes to "smolder" and Kelsey Hainlen with an epic photobomb. Little known fact: those are also her smolder eyes.

Early morning call time for our Bare trailer shoot day at the Hayworth Theatre. My cast mate Harrison Meloeny brought us doughnuts. This is me being a method Nadia...
Katie Stevens

Early morning call time for our Bare trailer shoot day at the Hayworth Theatre. My cast mate Harrison Meloeny brought us doughnuts. This is me being a method Nadia...

And this is me smothering Jonah Platt with love. And breakfast pastries. Again, very method.
Katie Stevens

And this is me smothering Jonah Platt with love. And breakfast pastries. Again, very method.

Christopher Higgins taking a selfie. Because why not, when you have some down time?!
Katie Stevens

Christopher Higgins taking a selfie. Because why not, when you have some down time?!